IT HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PERIOD FOR DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA, WE WON THE FIRST 14 LEAGUE FIXTURE THIS SEASON, DREW AWAY TO REAL MADRID IN THE FIFTEENTH MATCHDAY, SINCE THEN WE HAVE ONLY DREW ONE GAME AND ONLY LOST ONE GAME, THE DEFEAT COMING AT THE NOU CAMP AGAINST BARCELONA. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HAS AGAIN BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, WE QUALIFIED COMFORTABLY FROM OUR GROUP AND WERE PAIRED WITH FC PORTO IN THE KNOCKOUT PHASE. MY SIDE WERE SENSATIONAL IN THE ESTADIO DRAGAO, 5-1 WINNERS WITH ALEXIS SANCHEZ GETTING A HATTRICK AND JAVI MARTINEZ AND RIKI SEALING THE VICTORY. IN THE RETURN AT THE RIAZOR, WE COASTED TO A 1-0 ROUTINE WIN TO SEAL OUR PATH TO THE QUARTER FINALS. WE HAVE BEEN HANDED ATOUGH BUT WINNABLE LOOKING LAST EIGHT CLASH WITH ROMA. TRANSFER NEWS......
WE HAD A QUIET JANUARY AT THE RIAZOR, 1 SIGNING WAS ANNOUNCED, HOWEVER THIS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE SUMMER WHEN JOHAN GOURCUFF WILL SIGN AFTER HIS CONTRACT EXPIRES, BUT WITH THE RETURN OF VERRATTI WHO HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS ON LOAN AT STOKE CITY, I MAY BE LOOKING TO USE GOURCUFF AS COLLATERAL AND SELL HIM AT A HUGE PROFIT.
PLAYER OF THE SEASON SO FAR........
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE OBVIOUS CANDIDATES FOR THIS SO FAR, ZAPATA, SANCHEZ AND TOP MARKSMAN ADRIAN, BUT IF YOU CHECK OUT THE STATS ON ZAPATA YOU WILL AGREE HIS CONTRIBUTION SO FAR FROM CENTRE HALF HAS BEEN IMMENSE, AND HIS GOAL PROWESS FROM SET PEICES HAS SEEN HIM BECOME THIRD TOP SCORER!!!
ZAPATA SCREENSHOT
LIGA BBVA
THE RUN IN....... WE HAVE A TOUGH LEAGUE FIXTURE AT THE MESTALLA, AGAINST A GOOD VALENCIA SIDE. THEN WITH THREE GAMES LEFT A HOME CLASH WITH REAL MADRID, I WOULD BE REALLY PLEASED IF WE COULD PUSH ON AND GET OVER 100 POINTS, THAT IS THE TARGET AS I THINK WE SHOULD COMFORTABLY RETAIN THE LA LIGA CROWN NOW, I WOULD ALSO EXPECT AT LEAST A SEMI FINAL APPEARENCE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, A SECOND FINAL WOULD BE GREAT.